ABHYAS Current Affairs, GK & News
DRDO test fire of Nirbhay Cruise Missile fails
On October 12, 2020, the Defence Research Development Organization test fired the Nirbhay Cruise Missile. The missile that had the capability to hit targets at 1000 metre distance failed due to technical snag. The missile developed engine problems within 8 minutes of its launch. Nirbhay was the tenth missile to be fired by India in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: ABHYAS • Missiles • Nirbhay • Prithvi • rudram • Torpedoes
India conducts successful flight test of ABHYAS
On September 22, 2020, the Defence Research and Development Organization conducted a successful flight test of ABHYAS- High speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) vehicle at the Balasore test range in Odisha. This can now be used as a target for evaluation of missiles. Highlights ABHYAS-HEAT is an air vehicle. It uses twin underslung boosters. ABHYAS ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: ABHYAS • Ballistic missiles • Missiles • MTCR • The Hague • United Nations
DRDO successfully conducts Flight Test of ABHYAS
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO, an agency under Ministry of Defence) conducted successful flight test of ‘ABHYAS’, a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT). The test was conducted from Interim Test Range (ITR), at Balasore in Chandipur, Odisha. Key Highlights of Test The trial flight test was tracked by various Radars & Electro Optic ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: ABHYAS • Acoustic Miss Distance Indicator • AMDI • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) • DRDO • High-speed Expendable Aerial Target • Luneburg lens • MEMS • Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems • Ministry of Defence • Odisha • Radars & Electro Optic Systems